University of Michigan Hall of Honor
Gene Derricotte
- Induction:
- 1987
- Class:
- 1950
Gene Derricotte earned four varsity football letters and played on the back-to-back championship teams of 1947 and 1948. Derricotte was one of the University's first African American athletes in the era when NCAA Division I college football was beginning to integrate. An exceptional athlete, he led the Wolverines in total offense as a freshman in 1944 and set school records in punt returns and punt return yardage that stood for 30 years. Derricotte received degrees in pharmacy and dentistry from U-M and went on to serve 24 years with the United States Air Force and was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. In March 2007, he was one of six surviving Tuskegee Airmen honored at a ceremony held in Washington D.C., where they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their service to the United States.
Men's Basketball Highlights at Northwestern (Feb. 11)
Thursday, February 12
Duke Details Transfer Path to U-M, Growth into Captain
Wednesday, February 11
Men's Basketball Press Conference: Dusty May (Feb. 9)
Monday, February 09
Men's Basketball Postgame Report: Ohio State
Sunday, February 08
